Water-cooling tower



Jan. 16, 1923.

1,442,784. C. F. BRAUN.

WATER 000mm TOWER.

FILED AIR.23. I920. 7.5EE1$$HEET 5.

IN V EN TOR CA PL 1. B/PA U/V A TTORNE J an. 16, 1923.

1,442,784. C. F. BRAUN.

WATER COOLING TOWER.

FILE!) APR. 23, 1929. LSHM'IG STLL:

Patented Jan. 16,1923.

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Application fled April 58, 1N0. Serial 1T0. 877,2??-

To all whom it Be it known concern: that I, Cum F. Baum citizen of the U 'ted States, residin end county of San Francisco and California, have invented a new and Iin rovement in Water Cooli tate of useful ng Towers, of

\jvhlch the follovting is a specification.

, point 0 1 the erection This invention relates to Water cooling al object of the present in+ vention t'ofiirovi e a water-cooling tower of the atmosp eric tfy e which is of simple construction and so esigned as Itiis 'the prihci atthe plant ted to be readily assembled atthe installation, thereby insuring that recess may be rapidly carried on and that t e cooling tower when finished will be of u predetennmed standard design.

The present invention contemplatesthe and och?) use of a main frame and a plurality of side end co'rn'e'r units ad'a ted to be assembled relative to the main ame in a manner to produce a cooling tower of any predetermined ce 'iacity.

The inventionis illustrated in the accompartying drawings. in which:

parts broken away lgure'l is a view in side elevation'showing a tower of the present construction with to'more clearly show the structural details.

' i? 2 is a view'in plan showing the te y assembled tower. Fig; 3 is an enlarged view in section through the feed and distributing troughs as seen on .the line 3-3 of.Fig.2. Lin :1 view in elevation showing one com- 'i of the' oorner units.

7 ufte'r'ithe 'louvres V facturlng plant locality.

Fig. 5 is, a view ottlieside units o. v The present invention is particularly con with a cooling tower'of the general Patent. No. 1,334,515,- issiued' March 23. 1920,-'-and entitled Water 'cooling..,toirer. In that patent -however, the cooling tower is in elevation showing one mbers whilefin the present instance the frame isbrigin IIy built, thereare formed from and, side louvre sections-built at the and assembled at the erec- "In the dran'in IOindicates vertical eorinergootsformingthe vertical frame enitiera'upon which horizofitnl frame'lne brs 11 'aresigaportedg The :mmer posts and at city 12 o be formed 1 gradually built u'p-fromcorner. sect manuframe members are here indicated eebeing formed of are used to secure the rigid relation to each other zontal frame members 11 corner posts in while the'horiare adopted to cross each other at the cured thereto. Attention is directed to the fact thnt thehorizontal members project a considerable distance from the verticel faces of the posts, thus forming ports for the louvres 13. Theee louvres are of composite construction 7 ouvre sections 1 4 and corner sections 15. Each of the sections consists of grooved and rails 16 into which the opposite ends of the louvre boards 17 project. It is preferable that the louvre boards a other at their jointe thereby substantiall water tight wall prevent lea age of :he water in tower and also 'shield the central the'tower" from the action of wind. The louvre walls extend upwardly and outwardly at angles of snbstentielly while the sections are bolted hytheir lower edges'to the horizontal frame members 11 at points nea'r the posts 10 and bytheirnpper edges to the iiluterseends of the hoaizonggl frame memhers, us mg supporte in e irincline "fitions In this manner the 'up r edgee fif z the louvre walls will conceal the of the-super adjacent walls, thus complete pnovi f a which will the ooolinfi portion o forming; wind break while permitting free circulation of air between the various walls,

theooolmg tower is formed ecross'the corners of the tower and betweenthe-projections of the hem crossing at the horizontal frame mem posts. If the length of section 14 is excessively great inter-media I 100 boards18 may be 'used to. secure the various louvre boards 17: tn-position and prevent .them'from-sliding or sagging.

Mounted .upon the horizontal frame sectrans and withinithe ere; defined ions and the corner posts are a of superimposed decks. Tl Tthese decks isn distribut cured at the top of the-frame and formed of .a plurality of slats extending parallel to each other and, dis msed in spaced relation to each other; This construction is-' more 'completel-yjdisclosed in my potent as men? p n y 1e, uppermost of iilg deck .19 sewood. Suitable diagonal braces;

out bearing supposts and to he sev end comprise side v hall overla, each otter ions 14 and 15, the emotions these viously decks. are formed in a similar manner to that of the distributing deck and are arranged with their, slats extending in the same general direction as the slats ofthe.

distributing deck. At intervals throughout the height of the tower redistributing decks 21 are provided. The redistributing decks are also formed; in the manner predescribed while; their slats lie at ri ht angles to the slats'g'f. the cooling decks. This will permit the proper overflow of the water onto the various cooling decks and will further insure that the water will be redistributed to be uniformly apportioned to the various decks, even though the tower is in operation in a bi h wind. 1

The delivery and initial distribution of the water is made from a main launder 22 which is supported above the first distributing deck 19 and is formed as shown in Flg. 3. This launder comprises a pluralit of longitudinally extendin boards )3 w ich are tougued and groov to form a substantially water tight trough. These launder boards are held together by frame member '24. The frames are. formed with a substan;

tiall arcuate semi-circular seat adapted to con cm to the outer curved faces of the boards and to provide a support for the boards when they are secured in pos tion by the clamping bars 25. Final delivery of water from the main launder to the dis, tributing deck is brought about through the lateral troughs 26. These members are preferably formed of cast metal and interlock with the. frames 24 while communicating with the main launder. The trou be are secured by their outer ends to the iorizontal frame members while their inner ends are 'detachably secured to the frames 24. This is brought about by flanges 27 extending from the sides of the troughs 2t} and adapted to slide into guides 28 cast integral with the frames 24. The ends of the troughs upon which the flanges are secured are open and therefore communicate with the openlugs 29 thro b the frame members 24 and the boards .0 the launder. The ides 28 are diagonally disposed as wel flanges 27 received thereb In amembly and operation of the present invention the specifications ofthe cooling tower .uru first determined and then. the posts and horizontal frame members are out. The various deck sluts are also cut. The louvre sections 14 and L": are cut and mascmbled to form the units shown in- Figs. 4 and 5. The material in this condition is than shipped to the point of assembly where the corner posts are elected and the hori zontul haunt: members scoured thereto as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings various decks may be readily assembled,

as the The various deck slats are then secured in position by suitable deck clips after which the side and corner louvre sections are secured to the horizontal frame members in the diagonal positions shown in Fig. l. The coolin tower thus constructed may then be place( in operation delivering water to the main launder. his water may then flow out through the lateral troughs and overflow onto the slats in the distributing deck. The water may then circidute'down over the various cooling and redistributing: decks. It will thus be seen that by the construction hereprovided a cooling tower may be completely. formed at the point of manufacture and its louvre units assembled after which the assembler-l units and the cut material may be delivered to the point of erection when the units} the frame and the thus eliminating several days time in the course of usfiembly and di iensin with the assistance of several days labor.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known tome. it will be understood that various changes in the construction, combination and armo rment of parts maybe made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Putent, is:

1 A water-cooling tower comprising a main frame formed y vertical posts currymg horizontally extending frame members. said frame members rejecting beyond the ends of the posts, dec ada ted to be suported by the portions of the frame memrs occurring between the posts and incllned louvers supported by the outwardly pro ecting ends of said frame members.

2.. A composite water-coolin tower-oomprising a main frame former by vertical posts disposed in spaced relation to each other, horizontal frame members carried by the posts and forming superposed rectangular supporting frames, said frame members intersecting each other at the posts and extending therebeyond, deck units adapted to be d sposed upon the rtions of the framebetween the poets, an inclined louver units secured to the outwardly projecting ends of the frame members.

3. In a composite water cooling tower, a 1.

intersecting frame members being distributed throughout the height of the tower and horizontal frame members adapted to intersect each other at the corners of the tower and to pro'ect therefrom, said sets of frame members ing arranged throu hout the height of the tower and assemb ed louvre sections securedbetween the outwardly projecting frame members at the sides and corners thereof and in diagonal inclined positions.

6. A cooling tower comprising an upright frame structure, a plurality of superimposed cooling decks carried thereby and outwardly and upwardly flaring louvres secured around the frame in a protective osition relative to said cooling decks, said ouvres comprising assembled sections adapted to be secured to the frame to form a continuous louvre structure. a

7. A cooling tower comprising vertical vertical members and overhanging the sides thereof, said elements serving as supports for horizontal cooling decks and diagonal louver panels.

10. A cooling tower structure comprisinp a plurality of sections, each formed of verti- (a supporting members. horizontaily ex:

tending beams in superposed relation to each other and carried by the verticai members. said beams extending beyond the outermost vertical members. horizontal cooling decks carried on the beams and between the vertical members. and inclined louver panels secured by their upper and outer ends to the rejecting ends of the horizontal beams and v their lower and inner ends to the horizontal beams near the vertical members.

11. In a water cooling tower a plurality of frame sections comprising two or more posts, a plurality of horizontal frame members secured transversely of said posts and with their ends projectin from the outer faces thereof. longitudinnlig extending horizontnl members securing the posts in vertical aligned positions. the ends of said members frame posts, horizontal frame members supprojecting beyond the. outermost posts to ported from the posts and adapted to extend )EyOIId the sides thereof to form a rectangular frame with overhanging ends and louvre sections supported in inclined positions between the various overhanging ends of the horizontal frame members.

8. In a cooling tower, a louvre section comprising a pair of grooved end members and a plurality of louvre boards disposed with their ends seated within the grooves of said end members and adapted to combine to form a continuous wall structure.

, '9. In a composite cooling tower a plurality-of frame sections comprising a pair of vertical posts carrying a plurality of spaced horizontal frame elements carried by said which they are secured, horizontal cooling decks supported upon said members and between the posts. and diagonal anels secured by their upper and outer an s to the pro jecting ends of the horizontal members and secured at their lower and inner ends to the posts.

12. In a cooling tower a louver unit com rising end members. and a plurality of wards disposed between said members and adapted to combine to form a continuous wall structure.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

CARL F. BRAUN. 

